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Hosea 4:1-9

1Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, yechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: for theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068hath acontroversyרִ֤יבrivH7379with theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, because there is notruthאֱמֶ֧ת'e.MetH571, normercyחֶ֛סֶדChe.sedH2617, norknowledgeדַּ֥עַתDa.'atH1847ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

2Byswearingאָלֹ֣ה'a.LohH422, andlyingוְכַחֵ֔שׁve.kha.CheshH3584, andkillingוְרָצֹ֥חַve.ra.Tzo.achH7523, andstealingוְגָנֹ֖בve.ga.NoH1589, and committingadulteryוְנָאֹ֑ףve.na.'OfH5003, they breakoutפָּרָ֕צוּpa.Ra.tzuH6555, andbloodוְדָמִ֥יםve.da.MimH1818touchethנָגָֽעוּ׃na.Ga.'uH5060bloodבְּדָמִ֖יםbe.da.MimH1818.

3Therefore shall thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournתֶּאֱבַ֣לte.'e.ValH56, and every one thatdwellethיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in it shalllanguishוְאֻמְלַל֙ve.'um.LalH535, with thebeastsבְּחַיַּ֥תbe.chai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704, and with thefowlsוּבְע֣וֹףu.ve.'ofH5775ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; yea, thefishesדְּגֵ֥יde.GeiH1709of theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220also shall be takenawayיֵאָסֵֽפוּ׃ye.'a.Se.fuH622.

4Yet let nomanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376contendיָרֵ֖בya.RevH7378, norreproveיוֹכַ֣חyo.KhachH3198anotherאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376: for thypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֖ve.'a.me.KhaH5971are as they thatcontendכִּמְרִיבֵ֥יkim.ri.VeiH7378with thepriestכֹהֵֽן׃kho.HenH3548.

5Therefore shalt thoufallוְכָשַׁלְתָּ֣ve.kha.shal.TaH3782in thedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, and theprophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030also shallfallוְכָשַׁ֧לve.kha.ShalH3782with thee in thenightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915, and I willdestroyוְדָמִ֖יתִיve.da.Mi.tiH1820thymotherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517.

6Mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971aredestroyedנִדְמ֥וּnid.MuH1820for lack ofknowledgeהַדָּ֑עַתha.Da.'atH1847: because thou hastrejectedמָאַ֗סְתָּma.'As.taH3988knowledgeהַדַּ֣עַתha.Da.'atH1847, I will alsorejectוְאֶמְאָֽסְאךָ֙ve.'em.'a.se.KhaH3988thee, that thou shalt be nopriestמִכַּהֵ֣ןmi.ka.HenH3547to me: seeing thou hastforgottenוַתִּשְׁכַּח֙va.tish.KachH7911thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, I will alsoforgetאֶשְׁכַּ֥ח'esh.KachH7911thychildrenבָּנֶ֖יךָba.Nei.khaH1121.

7As they wereincreasedH7230, so theysinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398against me: therefore will Ichangeאָמִֽיר׃'a.MirH4171theirgloryכְּבוֹדָ֖םke.vo.DamH3519intoshameבְּקָל֥וֹןbe.ka.LonH7036.

8They eatupיֹאכֵ֑לוּyo.Khe.luH398thesinחַטַּ֥אתcha.TatH2403of mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971, and theysetיִשְׂא֥וּyis.'UH5375theirheartנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315on theiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.NamH5771.

9And there shall be, likepeopleכָעָ֖םkha.'AmH5971, likepriestכַּכֹּהֵ֑ןka.ko.HenH3548: and I willpunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֤יu.fa.kad.TiH6485them for theirwaysדְּרָכָ֔יוde.ra.KhavH1870, andrewardאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725them theirdoingsוּמַעֲלָלָ֖יוu.ma.'a.la.LavH4611.

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